Evangelism Presentation Midwinter 07 Alex

Wired for Evangelism Alex Rahill Life Covenant Church w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

COLOSSIANS 4:2-6 Devote yourselves to prayer , being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message , so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity . Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Every Church Can Do Effective Evangelism

EVANGELISM IS GOD'S WORK! No-one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him . JOHN 6:44 w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

According to Paul Evangelism Involves...
Prayer
Planning
Proclamation

ON MY OWN...
Think of a friend/family member who
does not know Christ
What are they like?
What are they into?
Create a list of what you think would be
their ideal journey of faith

BREAK OUT...
Share your person and some of the steps
toward Christ on their journey.
Pray as a group—pray for the person
on your right.

OUR MISSION: THE GREAT COMMISSION Questions to ask myself...
What is my mission?
What is my church all about?
God’s words says that evangelism
MUST be a part of that!

Real people connecting with the real God
to experience real life
WE hold ourselves accountable to intentional evangelism and put numbers to it. Our mission at lifechurch Helping people find LIFE in Christ and become fully devoted and developed followers of Him

What we do...
We Begin
Prayerfully
We Equip
Individually
We Program
Intentionally

Prayerfully 1. We BEGIN What we do at life church... Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And PRAY for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, COLOSSIANS 4:2-6 w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

Individually 2. We EQUIP What we do at life church... Membership Class w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

MATTHEW 9:35-10:8 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

MATTHEW 9:35-10:8 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles…These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Individually
Evangelism is ANYTHING that brings a person
ONE STEP closer to Christ.
PRAYER Evangelism
CARE Evangelism
SHARE Evangelism
Every member is a MISSIONARY
2. We EQUIP What we do at life church... w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

APPLICATION...
Who has god laid on my heart to pray for?
Who is one person that I can show the love of Christ
to by serving them?
Who is one person that i need to share with?
“ When a believing person prays great things happen” James 5:16

Individually
Friendship Evangelism—PIE
2. We EQUIP What we do at life church... P ray I nvite E xpect — God to move and answer your prayers “ You do not have, because you do not ask God” James 4:2 w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

Friendship Evangelism
Tell your friend you’re a Christian
Invite your friend to an appropriate program
Tell your friend why you’re a Christian
Tell your friend how you became a Christian
Ask your friend if he or she would like to
become a Christian

Intentionally
We intentionally seek to create EASY INVITE
opportunities.
WE then seek to Provide “ NEXT STEP ”
opportunities.
3. We Program What we do at life church... “ Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.”

This Demands INTENTIONALITY WE ARE Committed to building a bridge to those who don’t know Christ one step at a time. Good outreach DOES NOT/WILL NOT Happen by accident

1. WE CREATE EASY INVITE EVENTS
EVENTS tied to “NEXT STEP” follow up events
4 Ways We Program Intentionally What we do at life church...
Picnic in the park
Table 4 Eight
Narnia Movie
Harvest Party
Theatre/Dinner Plays
Concerts
Special Music
Date Your Mate
Kids singing Sundays
Mega Sports Camp
SuperBowl Party
Drop in Hockey
Biking/Mountain Biking
Mens Retreat-Shooting
Cleats-n-Eats
Paintball
Dad Fest-Classic Cars
Women’s Retreat
Women’s Spa Day
Easter Egg Hunt
Marriage Seminar
Financial Seminar
Party’s After Church
Pancake Breakfast
Teen Events
Strawberry Festival
Liberty Festival
HPCO
Boxes of Love
Homeless Outreach
Covenant Clinic

Exclusive
life church
NARNIA
Holiday Screening
Saturday Dec. 10 th
1 PM
Tickets availabe Sundays right here!
ONLY $5

Dec 8, 9,10, For more info call: 734.751.7057 Or see Len Fisher or Chris Williams

Date your Mate Homebuilding You both deserve a great night out! Nursery and lifekids program provided, Dinner for the kids at 6pm ENJOY A FEW HOURS GETTING AWAY TOGETHER! *Free of Charge Pick-up your kids @ 9pm extreme for your Marriage FRIDAY NIGHT? THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 6 to 9 pm

Mens Super Bowl Party Sunday February 5th Trinity House Theatre on the Big Screen! Pre-game @ 5 PM

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 lifechurch Men’s SURVIVAL WEEKEND When: May 5 th – 7 th Where: Bair Lake Bible Camp Who: All men age 16 and up What: $85 total cost, $25 deposit Not too late, Sign-up today! If you have registered, please pay Chris Deforge today,

DROP-IN HOCKEY Tonight
8:30 TO 10:00 pm
at UofM Dearborn Field House
( full equipment only)
COST 10.00
Sign up today at the info. table in the lobby or call Mark Henry for details: 734.564.6599 UofM Dearborn Sunday Nights

MEN, This Saturday September 30 th CLEATS n' EATS Check your Bulletin for more info

Women’s Retreat @ Bair Lake Bible Camp September 22-24, 2006 Sign up sheets on the info table in the lobby

Cost is only $25.00 for the day Registration ends today Heart Spa Refreshmentgreatworship teachingchocolate Saturday May 13 th , 9am – 8pm Ladies a day just for you!

Finances getting you down? Need some Help? Check out Financial Peace University Coming to a lifegroup near you Preview orientation on Saturday April 22 nd , 7pm

9:45 Breakfast 1 Service 11 AM Pancake Breakfast NEXT SUNDAY July 2nd!

YOUTH PUMP IT UP SUNDAY! Free giveaways, food and more! Invite your friends! Sunday, Sept. 17th

2. WE CREATE EASY INVITE SERVICES That are well done not “half baked” !
Services that will not
embarrass you if you
take a risk and bring a friend
Friendly people
Relaxed Environment—
Hospitality
Powerful Music—both worship
and special performances
Relevant Message—topics
that scratch an itch
Life Stories—real people
Drama, Video, Props

Self-Contained--easy to try for 4 weeks
1 st week always a Super Sunday—Big
juice—multiple creative elements
Always have a Connection
event/assimilation—PICNIC
3. WE CREATE EASY INVITE SERIES

Invite Card/Postcard is our #1 Tool
according to our people!
E-card to forward
life church Website
E-mail
Mailings
Our events are tools as well
4. WE CREATE EASY INVITE TOOLS

Always invite people to receive Christ & to become followers of Him!
WE CREATE A FEEDBACK LOOP...
Response Card — during Offering
Follow up — Phone call from Connection Team
Invite to visit a life group Bible Study
Discipleship
“ When a believing person prays great things happen” James 5:16

This is crucial to getting better
evaluate with encouragement
but take time to evaluate
EVALUATE EVERY... EVENT / SERVICE / SERIES / TOOL

HELP ME. . . My church will never be able to do all that !
NEED A GOOD. . .
Video: www.sermonspice.com www.youtube.com
videos that teach — Doug Fields 4 volumes
movie trailers online
Postcard www.outreach.com
Sermon Series: www.pastors.com Sermon Central
Preaching Today — great audio
Preaching skills — 4 things I do regularly
1. listen to a good communicator – vary them
2. listen to my own message
3. watch video of message when available
4. Ask for others honest evaluation of messages

THE HARVEST PARTY
EVENT #1--Harvest Party  Target is young families 
Promote event with a video and a card—HIGH VALUE EVENT!
NEXT STEP  family pictures available Sunday 
NEXT STEP2  Prize winners— Narnia Tickets
SERVICE/SERIES  That Sunday start a 4 week series on “Harvesting a Great Family”
Next step EVENT--$5 tickets to “Narnia”

Exclusive
life church
NARNIA
Holiday Screening
Saturday Dec. 10 th
1 PM
Tickets availabe Sundays right here!
ONLY $5

NARNIA SERIES
EVENT #2— NARNIA MOVIE  Target is
young families 
SERIES--NARNIA
You get the picture

The KEY IS NOT AN OUTREACH EVENT — BUT OUTREACH C ULTURE WITH OUTREACH MOMENTUM
Momentum =
Outreach Culture +
Outreach Programming
We follow this CYCLE—repeatedly—creates ongoing MOMENTUM Each series starts off with the MOMENTUM FOR THE NEXT SERIES

Main things that work for us...
Invite Card
Special Music Sundays
A good series--HEAVEN
Picnics
Family Events
Concerts
Sunday Morning GUARANTEE—Well done
service that is sensitive to the people you
invite. We will not embarrass you.
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